Garth Hudson RIP

[felser]

Garth Hudson of The Band has passed at 87.  He was the last of the original members. 

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/entertainment/garth-hudson-death/index.html

[HutchFan]

R.I.P.

 

[mjzee]

Very sad news.  I would label him a genius.  Throughout the Dylan Live 1966 box, I could absorb myself in his playing alone.  He was a rock version of a great jazz improvisor.  RIP.

[John L]

RIP.  This makes me feel very old.  I saw the young Band many many times live in concert. Garth was always amazing. 

 

[Guy Berger]

RIP.  The only one who didn’t sing, right?

[mjzee]

19 minutes ago, Guy Berger said:

RIP.  The only one who didn’t sing, right?

 

[BFrank]

My memory of Garth is seeing Marianne Faithfull at the Bottom Line in 1987 with an all-star band of: Dr. John, Garth Hudson, Marvin Stamm, Fernando Saunders, Bill Frisell and J.T. Lewis

[felser]

13 hours ago, Guy Berger said:

The only one who didn’t sing, right?

Correct, though Roberston sang less than the others.

[Milestones]

Not sure whether any of them were truly good singers in the traditional sense--maybe Levon, though he sounded like he was 75 when he was in his 30s.  But it worked for The Band.

Robbie is at his best on his first solo album, especially the primarily talked "Somewhere Down the Crazy River."

Garth's contributions to The Band were enormous.

 

Edited January 26, 2025 by Milestones

[T.D.]

RIP. This story about his funeral ran today:

https://www.dailyfreeman.com/2025/01/27/mourners-pay-tribute-to-garth-hudson-at-funeral-in-kingston/

[jazzkrow]

3 hours ago, T.D. said:

RIP. This story about his funeral ran today:

https://www.dailyfreeman.com/2025/01/27/mourners-pay-tribute-to-garth-hudson-at-funeral-in-kingston/

Could you possibly cut and paste the article. Without being a subscriber, it won't let you read the article...

[Dan Gould]

1 hour ago, jazzkrow said:

Could you possibly cut and paste the article. Without being a subscriber, it won't let you read the article...

This is supposed to be frowned upon by the mods.

[JSngry]

It is. Snips are ok, wholesale pasting of entire articles are not.

[T.D.]

My subscription just expired (long story), so I can't access the article any more.

Opening the link in an "incognito"/"In Private"/etc. window/tab often works, so you could try that.

[Steve Reynolds]

Richard Manual was a genius level singer until drugs ruined him